Rebirth in Journey to the West: Sun Wukong

"Yama King, open the passageway between the two realms and send us to the World of the Living!"

In the Senluo Hall, Six-Eared Macaque and Bull Demon King barged directly into the grand hall. Today happened to be Yama King's turn to be on duty, and Six-Eared Macaque rushed over to Yama King's side and said loudly.

"Six-Eared Immortal, Bull Demon Immortal!"

Yama King had long since pledged covert allegiance to Flower-Fruit Mountain. Among the Ten Yama Lords, he was the only one to have shown loyalty to Flower-Fruit Mountain. On the surface, he was still a Yama of the Netherworld, obeying the Heavenly Court and also under the jurisdiction of Yama Heavenly Son. It felt very much like he was a spy with three faces.

"The situation is urgent, formalities are needless! Yama King, quickly open the passageway and send us to the World of the Living!"

Six-Eared Macaque urged him.

"Both Immortals, didn't you go to the Demonic Realm? How..."

Yama King dared not delay and hurriedly ordered someone to open the passageway to the World of the Living. Leading Six-Eared Macaque and Bull Demon King towards the back hall of Senluo Hall, he whispered as they walked.

"We've returned with our leader. The boss is currently in Hell's Yellow Springs dealing with that Nether River ancestor, telling us to head back to Flower-Fruit Mountain first!"

Since Yama King was one of them, Six-Eared Macaque didn't hide the truth. Besides, with the strengths of Sun Wukong and the Nether River ancestor, their confrontation was bound to cause massive energy fluctuations. The news would eventually reach the Netherworld, so there was no need to conceal anything from Yama King, which could make him feel they didn't trust him.

"The boss?"

Yama King didn't catch on immediately. What boss? But in the next moment, his eyes suddenly widened, "Could it be, the Great Sage?!"

"Shh!"

Six-Eared Macaque made a silencing gesture, "Just keep it to yourself for now, don't spread the word!"

Although the battle between Sun Wukong and Nether River ancestor would inevitably alarm the entire Netherworld, the longer they could keep it a secret, the better. The Heavenly Army was still besieging Flower-Fruit Mountain. The news of Sun Wukong's survival couldn't reach them yet, or else that old Jade Emperor might increase the siege force!

"Yes, yes, I understand, understand!"

Yama King nodded hurriedly, looking around to ensure no one was nearby. His exclamation hadn't carried. Relieved, a look of surprise and joy appeared on his face. Sun Wukong was alive, which was terrific news!

When Yama King first pledged himself to Flower-Fruit Mountain, he saw the potential in Sun Wukong and believed that following Sun Wukong would lead to a brighter future. Indeed, his choice proved correct. Sun Wukong had made a vast name for himself in the Three Realms. The title "Great Sage Equalling Heaven" was known to all. Later, when he heard that Sun Wukong had been struck down by the Immortals and Gods of the Heavenly Court into the Endless Abyss and had perished, Yama King truly felt as if his heart had turned to ashes.

Eventually, the Heavenly Court dispatched a million-strong Heavenly Army to besiege Flower-Fruit Mountain, and the performance of Flower-Fruit Mountain once again shocked the Three Realms. It managed to withstand the ferocious assault of the Heavenly Court, keeping the heavenly troops at bay for a full half year. Only recently did the million-strong Heavenly Army break through to the front of Flower-Fruit Mountain's gates, where they formally engaged in full-scale battle. However, up to this point, there has been no news of Flower-Fruit Mountain being breached, which shows that even without Sun Wukong, Flower-Fruit Mountain is not so easily defeated!
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Now that the news of Sun Wukong's survival has been heard, King Yama's heart has completely settled. As long as Sun Wukong lives, the million-strong Heavenly Army will not be able to overcome Flower-Fruit Mountain. On this point, King Yama is quite confident in his own judgement!

Upon arriving in the inner hall of Senluo Hall, where the ghost official responsible for opening the passageway between the two realms had already activated the path leading to Fengdu City in the World of the Living, the Six-Eared Macaque and Bull Demon King did not dally. They expressed their thanks to King Yama and entered the channel, heading toward Fengdu City in the World of the Living.

Just as the passageway between the two realms closed, suddenly, a violent surge of energy fluctuation came from far outside of the city of wrongful death, precisely from the direction of Hell's Yellow Springs. King Yama gauged the intensity of the power for a moment, silently marveling at the severity of the energy fluctuations. Such violent power clashes must be incredibly intense!

Ever since the Nether River Ancestor broke through to the Sub-Saint level three years ago and emerged from the Boundless Sea of Blood, he has clashed with Yama Heavenly Son several times. Although both had restrained themselves and had not fought desperately, the fluctuations from the exchange between Sub-Saints were still enormously vast. To avoid damaging the environment of the Netherworld, they generally fought within Hell's Yellow Springs, with energy fluctuations comparable to that of Sun Wukong's current clash with the Nether River Ancestor.

In other words, Sun Wukong's current strength has reached the level of the Nether River Ancestor and Yama Heavenly Son?

Having understood this, King Yama's surprise and joy grew even greater. He turned to the ghost official who was similarly astonished and instructed in a deep voice, "Today's matters must not be mentioned to anyone, understand? You may leave now!"

Watching the ghost official take his leave, King Yama's eyes shifted as he hurriedly made his way to the sleeping palace of Yama Heavenly Son. He had once heard Yama Heavenly Son mention Sun Wukong, and his words held much admiration. It seemed that his impression of Sun Wukong was not bad. Since the energy fluctuation had already alarmed the entire Netherworld, he might as well directly report the situation to Yama Heavenly Son and let him decide. Perhaps he could even help Sun Wukong!

Inside Hell's Yellow Springs.

"Ah!"

"Ha!"

Sun Wukong and the Nether River Ancestor were clashing fiercely, with the Ruyi Golden-Hooped Rod and the Abi Hell Slaughtering Swords striking against each other continuously, sparks flying everywhere, brilliant light piercing the sky, and waves of energy expanding outward in ripples, stirring up waves upon the distant Yellow Springs and the Boundless Sea of Blood.

At the beginning, both the Nether River Ancestor and Sun Wukong were merely probing each other, keeping their powers within a certain range and not letting it diffuse. But as the fight progressed, both sides really caught fire, and their power gradually increased. Eventually, they stopped holding back!

The spatial barriers of the Netherworld were far more stable than those of the World of the Living, almost on par with the Demonic Realm, making it the most stable space among the Three Realms. Neither the Great Witch-Demon War nor the Divine Enthronement Battle had reached the Netherworld, allowing its space to remain as it was at the very beginning, no different from the Ancient Primeval Times. Although the destructive power of Sun Wukong's and Nether River Ancestor's fight was vast, it was still insufficient to cause any significant damage to the Netherworld's space.

"Impressive, young one; your strength is truly remarkable. I must admit, I underestimated you!"

After another fierce exchange, the two separated by thirty feet and stood facing each other in midair, the Nether River Ancestor narrowed his eyes slightly and praised Sun Wukong with a chuckle.

After clashing until now and getting a direct sense of Sun Wukong's monstrous combat power, the Nether River Ancestor realized that the young one's strength was far greater than his cultivation level suggested; he certainly didn't seem like a One-Corpse Quasi-Saint!